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Holly Stick
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So why doesn't the msm show us pictures of these cowardly Conservatives? I want a montage on the evening news of Art Hanger running away from his committee, Dan Wallace running from that nice reporter, and all the rest running away. Give Stephen Harper a picture of himself running away with a hook to hang from the ceiling, since he's covered all the walls with pictures of himself already.

I think we've all seen them running away. It doesn't exactly make for riveting television and a lot of people think it's an acceptable way to deal with the media. Of course, they don't understand that elected officials and their associates are under a different standard of public acountability, but...well, anyway.

I think it's the easiest thing in the world to intimidate a Conservative. The way they pick the bones of their own clean is something that's fascinating for those of us who've been been accused (or accuse ourselves) of traditionally eating their young. One word from Wallace, and KKKate will be posting scans of his high school year-book photos during a really awkward stage within the hour. And that's only if she's going for "whimsical."

There is a reason Conservatives distrust the press and this is a prime example. If there is a single person alive who believes that any comment Dan Wallace made would be fairly and accurately reported, I have a bridge to sell you. Whether he spoke or not the story was already written and the spin spun. Without any foundation or evidence the journalist accuses the Conservatives of putting the fear of God into this person. Without any sense of fairness or journalistic responsibility, this journalist was out to get dirt and when he didn't, he wrote a story that would make Conservatives look bad - that was his objective and that was what he did. This is not new or unusual - in Canada, it is media as usual.

It is a wonder that so many con supporters buy into this con job. The nasty, evil media are totally against all things conservative, which is the only explanation necessary when the conservatives look bad in the media.

Without any foundation or evidence the journalist accuses the Conservatives of putting the fear of God into this person.

Well we do have plenty of evidence of Conservative muzzling (from Party officials, to MP's to the civil service) and message discipline, so "without any foundation of evidence" is completely false.

In fact this muzzling overhwhelming produces the arguable conclusions people will draw. And that's really a hoot coming from the party that promised greater accountability and transparency.

Without any sense of fairness or journalistic responsibility, this journalist was out to get dirt and when he didn't, he wrote a story that would make Conservatives look bad - that was his objective and that was what he did. This is not new or unusual - in Canada, it is media as usual.